Episode 20 - Finishing Lafont's "Sticking to the Long Road of Participatory Democracy"

Sasha and new co-host Norman begin reading The Trouble with Elections: Everything We Thought We Knew About Democracy is Wrong by Terry Bouricius. Recorded July 20, 2025. The version we are reading fr...

8 Sep 1h 7min

Continuation from 19-A. Shaunsky and Sasha discuss "Sticking to the Long Road of Participation: Replies to My Critics," an essay by Cristina Lafont in response to criticisms of her book Democracy Wi...

24 Dec 202551min

Shaunsky and Sasha begin reading our second engagement with a criticism of lottocracy. "Sticking to the Long Road of Participation: Replies to My Critics" is a response from Cristina Lafont to critici...

5 Okt 20251h 2min

Shaunsky and Sasha tackle a criticism of lottocracy for the first time. "Alternatives to Democracy" is the fourth section within "What If This Book Is Wrong?" which is the final chapter of Benjamin S...

23 Sep 20251h 40min

Shaunsky and Sasha read a short essay by Sasha: "Real Democracy Will Require Revolution." https://tinyurl.com/352md9a3   If you would like to contribute to the project, or have questions, criticisms, ...

29 Juli 20251h 36min

Shaunsky and Sasha finish reading chapter 3 of David Graeber's The Democracy Project, "The Mob Begin to Think and to Reason: The Covert History of Democracy." https://astudygroup.wordpress.com/wp-cont...

4 Apr 20251h 31min

Red, Shaunsky, and Sasha continue reading in David Graeber's The Democracy Project, chapter 3 "The Mob Begin to Think and to Reason: The Covert History of Democracy." https://astudygroup.wordpress.com...

31 Mars 20251h 13min